Toy clock



A. R. BURKE Jan. 10, 1933.

TOY CLOCK Filed April 24. 1950 ll n-r 1 R ll:

Patented Ja 10, 1933 STATES PATENT orr cr w R, nnlixnior nocnnsrnir, MINNESOTA, nssrenon or ONE-HALF To Y LANGLO, or noennsrnn'ivnnnnsorn roY cnocir- Application flied April 24, 1930. Serial No. 446,912.

Thisvinvention relates to toy clocks, and to devices, for teaching children to read clock q dials and to familiarize themselves with the Y alphabet'., i

-It is, the object of invention to provide 7 a novel and improved toy clock of cheap and [simple construction, which will aflord amuserinenti to children and at the same time will teach them' to tell time. and learn the alphabet.

'- IQ To these ends the invention consists in the novel parts and novel combinations of parts,

hereinafter defined in the claims and described.

in the. following specification, made in connection with the accompanying drawing 2;! wherein like reference characters refer to the Same or similar parts throughout the various Yiews, and, in which, ."Fi Iris a..view-in front elevation illustrati e toy clock of the present invention; ig; 2 is a plan view of the clock, and it Fig' i'3 is a vertical section taken on the line of Fig. 2, as indicated by the arrows.

Referring to the drawing, in accordance with the present invention a base 4 is proyided u on which is mounted a standard 5 in upsta-n ing'relation." The standard 5 in the cmbodimentfshown is merely a block and in the upper endof this standard, there is a sleeve i6rjournaled "The sleeve 6 projects he 1 3p yond the forward and rear edges of the standard 5aand journaled within this sleeve is a I shaft 7 which projects. at its forward and rear ends beyond the ends of the sleeve. A dial8issecured to the forward edge of the #:standard 5 and is preferably circular in shape and hasp'rinted designations Sathereon corresponding to the printed designations on the glial of aclock. 'lhedial 8'also may be provided with a Circumferential forwardly projecting flange ,8 upon which the letters 80 oithelalphabet are printed; The forward ends of the sleeve; Biand shaft 7 project lil iqllghthe central :portionof the dial ,8 and the sleeve 6 carries asmall or hour hand 9 1A adapted-to work over the face of a dial, while theshaft? carries alarge or minute handlO V adapted to work over the face ofthe dial. AlPlllley 11 is seeured to the rear end of the sle'e zeiii, while apulley12is secured .to the :iifip-rea'rlendofitheshaft-T. u

lVlounted on the base 4: adjacent thestandard 5 and at one side thereof, is a suitable bracket 13 forming bearings for a horizontal ha t 4- h shaft 14 carries adjace t its rearend a pulley 15 in alinement-with the 55 pulley 11 and a pulley 16 in alinement with the pulley 12. An endless belt 18.1;uns over the pulleys l5 andll, while an endless belt 19 runs over the pulleys 16 and 12 The pul leys 11 and 15 and 12 and 16 are of such size 69; that when the shaft 14 is rotated, the sleeve 11 will be rotated atone-twelfth the speed of shaft 7. 'Also secured to the shaft 14. is a winding drum 20 to which one end of a cord 21 is secured. A horizontal shaft 22 is mount. 6% ed in suitable brackets'23 secured to the base 4 at the opposite side of the standard 5 from the bracket 13 and shaft 14. T'Journaled on the shaft 22 opposite the windingdrum 20 is a winding drum 24. The cord 21 extends 79. through a rectangular opening 5a in the standard 5 and is normally wound about the drum 24 and secured thereto. A coiled spring 25 surrounds the shaft 22 and is fixed at one end to the shaft and is secured at its other end to the winding drum 24. This spring is normally undertension to cause. all free portions of the cord 21 to be Wound on the drum 24 and to be unwound from the drum 2.0. Securedto'the forward end of the shaft 14 is a small winding drum 26 having secured thereto a cord 27 which when the-free portion of the cord2l is wound on thedrum 24:, has a considerable portion of its lengthjwound on the drum 26. The cord 27 extends from the drum 26 through an eye28 secured to the front edge of the standard 5, andthrough an eye29'secured .to the base 4. The cord '27 is secured at its free end to a ring 30 which normally is in engagement with the eye129;

The operation of the toy-is probablyobvious. When it is desired to move the hands 9 and 10 so that th'eypoint toward any desired designations 8a or 8aon the dialS, the N ring 30 will be grasped and pulledaway from the eye 29,' whereupon the shaft 14 will be rotated against the tension of the spring 25 to cause certain portions of thecord 21 tobe unwound from the drum 24 and to be wound W onto the drum 20. ThesleeveBfand shaft 7 be driven from the shaft 14 at a one to twelve ratio and the hands 9 and 10 w ll, ae-

eordingly, be turned in a one to twelve ratio of after the ordinarymanner of the 'e 011nr'l'ealfcloek. vgrhgntthheianisihive a: a fb H to d} ttpw s e esi es. 1 dial 8, the a0 held. Upon release of the ring, the willreturnthega'ts te theirnore "in w onto cause the o; the u 21 to be entirely wound on the 24 a portieum of T woundonthedrnmfifi. E

' 01;, 30 withthe eyeflil Y 14 during when one completerevwe: the dial and w rtwelve comp ete f evenness of thedial, when the v ,Q. Q55 a for child to t e edwith them an I tigm of-the evice and the say has i iwflehes w l W51 i ,1 I uy 1' "ofaeloekdial. I ,jhe ehild may bereadily use of the presentdes toy: an: clock-is y tachand lr I he of the various and g the mi i I a, f a suitable 'ed therei'n, a shaft In ilfifiglqffieahd 'prejecigifi at mm em clock; se-

, ei said standard ends of said "*handssecnred tothe I shafiand sleeve for y j w diets shah; suit- 2 ,sg semtseid'mg rd; neans mid oned shaft,

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mentlond haft, against the tension of saidshaft 'onrnaled in said sleeve andprojeegg V the cord 27 tobggn-;;

' t securedto the forward end from the eye 29 from;

' in on said sh'aft,

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Y saidsecfeildiiv'ingiaid mentioned- 0nd mentioned shaft at a difierent speed than said first mentioned shaft is driven therefrom and means for rotating said second resilient element.

ard; sleeve ioumaled in said at both ends beyondasaid sleeve, a. cgk

secured fiithe'forwaid poition of ea tin ard' iindthrod hiwhieh the forwardendsof snggifsleeve an shaft extend, a minute hand of said fee: an hour hand se cared to the forward an, of said- 'sleeve a'j' resilient- -mefiber v shaft torotate in one i driving first from; said driving ahaity meane foraging memes-we from snifi dfiiig stamina shaftaainst the tension of said mile 11 A toy clock comprising asuitabledsnd a f ard, a sleeve journaledthereimashaft jonne naled in said sleeve and rorjecting atbothi tlmf forward andrear en da yond said shawl dial secured toithe tom-edge standard and through thd fio ends of said shaft and sleeve had! securedto the forward ends of said a and sleeve for movement; ever i driv' 'shaft suitably journa'ledg said: standard,v means including in ,1 element 'nrging mid ehaft to I 'in onedireetiom meaneior riving M it ironr saiddrivmg mam-1a; means he drivinfiesa'id sleeve fit" inggshafi'at'a di mt'speed th'an 'menttnnedshafi is driven thQl'BfiOMjll a so:

7 v through whiehgsaid eo 6 mi et Q shaft asreamsed-byfsnidfmifienta 7 v I I shaftjournaled it; said sleeve, webs forward Weidthrough I which} the; sleeveancl shaftu; l forwardends'ef efii' v movement over said did; Pulleys of saidsleeve and shait a ingfl'shait suitably journaled z mentioned mentioned pulleys; s emed over the-other of 1 and the other of said last mentioned pulleys,

said respective first and second mentioned pulleys being of such size as to cause said sleeve and first mentioned shaft to be driven from said driving shaft at relative speeds of twelve to one, resilient means urging said driving shaft to rotate in one direction, and means for rotating said driving shaft in the opposite direction. 7

10 5. A toy clock comprising a suitable standard, a sleeve journaled therein, a shaft jour- V naled in said sleeve and rejecting at both its forward and rear ends' yond said sleeve, a

r -dial secured to the forward portion of said standard and through which the forward ends of said shaft and sleeve extend, hands secured to the forward ends of said shaft and sleeve for movement over said dial, a second 5 shaft suitably journaled adjacent said standard, means for driving said first -mentioned shaft from said second mentioned shaft, means for driving said sleeve from said second mentioned shaft at adifl'erent speed than said first mentioned shaft is driven therefrom, a third shaft suitably mounted adjacent said standard, a winding drum carried on said second shaft, a winding drum journaledon said third shaft, a cord secured at its ends to said drums and adapted to be wound thereon, a spring surrounding said third shaft 'andsecured to said last mentioned winding drum at one end and fixed at its other end, said spring urging said last mentioned winding drum to wind said cord thereon, and means for rotating said second shaft against the tension of said spring to cause said cord to be chiefly wound on said drum onsaid second shaft.

6. The structuredefined in claim 5, said 4 last mentioned means comprising a Winding drum on said second shaft, a cord secured to "said drum and adapted to be wound thereon a and. a handle member secured to said cord. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. a ARTHUR R. BURKE. 

